YOSEMITE – A 26-year-old Palo Alto man was successfully rescued in Yosemite National Park on Sunday, Apr. 20, after falling approximately 30 feet and sustaining serious injuries to his back. According to YNP Ranger Kari Cobb, a call came in to Search and Rescue dispatch shortly after 10 a.m. that a climber had fallen from a nearly-vertical granite pillar and ...

Submitted by YHS student Xiao “Travis” Ma OAKHURST – It is always hard to realize how fast time goes by. There are less than two months left before I finish the life here. I experienced so many things during this year. I could not even imagine how would I live in another country and speak another language for a whole ...

OAKHURST – Looking for someone warm to curl up with at night? These five fabulous, sometimes drooling four-leggers are dogs currently in the foster care system with Kellen Rescue. Kellen is a nonprofit no-kill dog and cat rescue, rehabilitation and placement organization whose mission is to partner loving life-time homes with the animals in their foster care network.

COARSEGOLD – Like other kids around the mountains, students at Rivergold School are just getting back from Spring Break. Before that, they were busy taking academic field trips and making history. Here’s just some of what the Hawks have been up to, lately. 8th grade students with chaperones traveled by bus and boat to Catalina Island, spending three nights and ...

COARSEGOLD – If you love engines, or shiny things, or both – it’s time to rev up, because registration is open for the Coarsegold Classic Car Show. Whether you enter the show with your favorite wheeled obsession or just save the date on your calendar, it’s set for Saturday, June 14. The car spectacular takes place on the green at ...

MADERA – Catholic Daughters of the Americas invite the community to their 4th Annual Spring Arts and Crafts Show on Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Unique and unusual gifts for all occasions will be on sale at the dual-charity fundraiser, inside St. Joachim’s Holy Spouses Hall, located at 310 North I Street. Organizers say more than ...

OAKHURST – Who can resist a game of chance on a paper grid, with multiple variations and nearly limitless ways to play? On Sunday, Apr. 27, Oak Creek Intermediate (OCI) is holding an off-site Bingo fundraiser to benefit the school’s annual 8th grade Catalina Science Trip. The Bingo extravaganza takes place at the Oakhurst Elks Lodge, where doors open at ...

OAKHURST – Time to get your spring cleaning on, at least for your automobile. Yosemite Badgers Girls Basketball is holding a fundraiser on Saturday, Apr. 26, in the parking lot of the Golden Oak building, located on Golden Oak Drive. The spring sale and car wash will run from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in support of the Lady Badgers ...

OAKHURST – All pregnant moms and families with children age 5 and under are invited to a free Community Baby Shower on Saturday, May 3, from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Sierra Vista Presbyterian Church. The annual event, now in its third year, is hosted by Sierra Vista Presbyterian Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS), EV Free MOPS, and Yosemite Lakes ...

NORTH FORK – Scottish-American naturalist and author John Muir was an advocate for preservation of wild open spaces, who believed “the clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” Though Muir died a hundred years ago, the community can still experience the essence of the man on Monday, Apr. 28, at a compelling performance of living history known ...